The Rainbow Mile to raise funds for Brighton Rainbow Fund in August 2023
The Rainbow Mile, a world-first event that combines LGBTQ+ and sporting communities, is to kick off at Madeira Drive in Brighton in August 2023.
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FIFA’s top officials urge the 32 teams preparing for this year’s football World Cup in Qatar to “focus on the football”
“Footballers with a conscience have a right to freedom of expression, just like everyone else.”
Qatar Preventive Security Department forces “arbitrarily arrest LGBTQ+ people and subject them to ill-treatment in detention”
Qatar Preventive Security Department forces have arbitrarily arrested LGBTQ+ people and subjected them to ill-treatment in detention, Human Rights Watch has revealed.
OPINION: The World Cup and Me. Sophie Cook on why you won’t see her at this year’s World Cup in Qatar
“FIFA says that the tournament will help to break down barriers, if that’s the case then there needs to be a lot more barrier breaking and a lot less selling the soul of the game off to the highest bidder.”
Stonewall launches Rainbow Laces campaign to promote greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport
LGBTQ+ organisation Stonewall launched its annual Rainbow Laces campaign, a celebration of the LGBTQ+ sporting community and a promotion of greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports, on Wednesday, October 19.
Kick It Out teams up with retail partner Fanatics to launch two-week work placement
The selected candidate will spend the placement working with Fanatics’ PR and Communications team at their offices in Manchester.
Powerlifting set to return to Gay Games in Guadalajara in November 2023
This will be the first time in almost a decade that Gay Games Powerlifting will take place. The LGBT Powerlifting Union has announced they will be assisting Gay Games Guadalajara 2023 in the delivery and promotion of the Powerlifting event – which will mean that powerlifting will be restored to its